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Historical Event on 1/8/1993

Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1993Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli.
1/29/1977Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/02/1978.
2/16/1911Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.
1/17/1999Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.
6/7/1999Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999.
8/29/2000Supreme Court releases of 115 'Veerappan aides' on bail or otherwise till further orders.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
3/25/1928S. R. Kulkarni, leader of dock workers, was born.